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Colorful and hopefully optimistic but maybe hateful occasionally

Anyway, I realized today that my grandparents were much more a part of my abuse than my mom was. I was blaming the wrong enablers. I forgot about that.

I'm worried. They control people with money. When we need something they give us just enough for slightly less... Not always though. They paid for a lot of things for me and I really am grateful. But now they're saying that we're not grateful enough unless we also worship their every word. It's mostly my grandmother. So yeah, I think we are in some kind of danger. I'm glad the house they bought is hoarded up. But still not. Because I still like them. So, yeah, I was honest earlier in this diary when I said I didn't want to ask them to keep paying for things because it was making me uncomfortable. I felt that that was because I didn't want them to keep spending money on me. But now that I've had this objective look at how they're controlling the people around me, and suddenly I understand why I was soooooo against asking for their help when you guys were suggesting I try that route. It's because they're trying to control my mom, and if they start paying for things for me, they're going to do that again. That's what they've done with everyone. They're waiting for me to need their help, which is why they haven't offered it yet despite being able to get me anything, even a new car. They bought my mom a house and a car and now they say they own her. Same with other family members. They paid for my university but I didn't let them pay for all of it. It made me uncomfortable. That was why. I was afraid they'd make me talk to my dad, like they're trying to make my brothers talk to him now. With threats. Public, too.

Also my brother officially has a PTSD diagnosis now. So now I can't think of myself as the weak one who someone got messed up more than the others. I sort of preferred that anyway though.

Also my aunts are battling homelessness and don't seem to be capable of figuring out their own peril and my brother is having financial troubles but can't ask my grandparents for help, again.

If I inherit any money, I'm NEVER going to use it to control anyone.

It's really confusing me. They are people I respect. I was in denial. Or am I being paranoid now? It's my grandmother, not my grandfather. And I know he's very passive, but he also wants everyone to like his son, who, I repeat, HAS KILLED PEOPLE. My grandmother hates my dad until my grandfather can hear her. And it was my grandmother who told me that my dad's biological mom was crazier than him. Maybe there's a lot more people were hiding then I thought. They would rather push my brother to suicide than admit my dad did anything wrong. My dad, who sexually abuses children and sells them off in the hope of getting attention.

My families are screwed up. I'm really stressed out. Whatever my grandma does for revenge is going to involve money and she owns all the property my mom has. But hopefully she will realize that my brother is the one is charge of his life, and maybe she'll quit attacking my mom and my brother. I'm scared she's going to call me at any moment and drag me into it.
 
I'm going to go watch some cartoons and not think about the fact that my grandparents knew I was being kept in a cage and think my dad still "earned" being allowed to talk to us.
 
And hope they don't "sue for slander" because I agreed that my dad sucks. Apparently I'm "ungrateful" and if I don't learn better they'll never buy me clothes again.

I need a job.

My advisor at my current university is being a mom (as a joke) and has started scheduling career appointments for me, sort of. So it's a sign that people want to help who won't try to control me later in any way, or even just expect me to act a certain way. I'm still confused. I'm really disappointed in my grandparents right now.
 
I keep saying "I'm not sure how much more I can deal with" right before the situations get worse, so I guess I can handle a lot.

I could also join Peace Corps, I guess. Hadn't thought of that until just now.

Probably not wise currently though but it's there.
 
Oh. Also my five-year-old cousin was hospitalized for psychological reasons. I wish my aunt would stop posting her kids' issues on Facebook. I'm really worried it's going to ruin their chances some places.

My cousin was adopted. He was born in Cuba. He's the sweetest lil dude. Maybe I should plan to visit him and see if he wants to talk to me about anything.
 
I want to post in the main forums for support/advice on how to deal with someone with a lot of power in the community trying to control their son's life like this... but I don't even know where to start and I don't fully understand what my problem is. I feel stupid for thinking it was my mom. I forgot who paid for the divorce. I'm just really scared that it will end badly. Lack of money is threatening a lot of my family and the ones who could help are purposefully about to make it worse.
 
These are people who got my dad out of court on numerous occasions... I'm probably better off not describing what I know on an online forum though. I sound paranoid and I can't figure out if I am or not. I am going to go watch cartoons.
 
That sounds privileged. I'm glad I was raised without enough food. I think it made me much better than the people who could have, and chose not, to prevent my and my siblings' abuse.
 
I still love my grandparents though. I'm very confused. I hope I don't go psychotic again like I did before I got the law to go all over my dad.

I remembered the part where Brandi and her mom took credit, and I remembered the part where I was afraid of being put into foster care, and I remember the part where I was forced to tell my mom things I didn't want to, but I forgot about the part where my grandparents paid for the divorce and prevented my dad from having to go to prison for anything.

It's not fair. He treats my grandparents like shit but they expect everyone to worship them and in turn be nice to my father. They're angry at me for not wanting to talk to him and it's stressing me out. They made my dad into a spoiled brat who KNOWS he can get away with actual murder and make his daddy and mommy fix it for him. They keep buying him houses and ignoring us when we say that he made us starve and not even have enough clothes -- we all got made fun of and discriminated against for being poor. Meanwhile....

It makes me upset. I don't understand why someone who ACTUALLY had the power to stop it, just chose not to. My mom was trying her best and they prevented her from getting away when they bought the house. I was stupid in denial. I can't believe it.
 

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